Starscream stood in the middle of the command centre; he was going through some reports with Soundwave, when suddenly the door flew open revealing the Decepticon leader. Starscream smirked as he watched the silver mech march in, broad smile on his faceplates. "You look happy" he commented, as the larger mech came to stop next to him.
"I am Starscream" Megatron answered, smile still not faltering. "Can you blame me?" he question.
"Not at all, sir" the seeker chuckled, as he turned back to the reports.
Not a minute later the doors to the command centre were opened again, this time revealing Firewing. Her armour had been cleaned, but most of the rooms occupants could see where Megatron had bitten her, though none commented.
"Are you ok?" Cobalt asked her, clearly worried about what had happened to her.
"I'm fine" she answered quietly, before stepping forward, motioning for him to follow. "I request an audience with the Decepticon Command" she announced loudly, so everyone could hear her.
Megatron glanced at the other two officers, who both nodded, before turning back to the femme. "Granted Firewing, step forward and state your business" he said.
Firewing took a step forward, motioning for Cobalt to remain still. "First off, I'd like to apologise for my tardiness" she said, small smile creepy onto her faceplates.
Starscream almost chuckled, but managed to stop himself. "Accepted Firewing" he said, barely holding himself together.
Firewing nodded. "I would like to put forward to request for new recruitment to our ranks" she started, before turning slightly, motioning for Cobalt to step forward. "I like to introduce Cobalt to the command. This mech became a valuable ally while I was on my mission" her optics softened as she spoke of the young blue mech before then. "He was the one bot that kept me sane the entire time" she said, as the mech stepped forward nervously. "I believe he would make a great Decepticon".
The three high ranking mechs discussed this proposal before turning to the pair. "Cobalt" Megatron said, rather quietly, as not to spook the youngling. "Step forward and tell us why you would make a good Decepticon"
Cobalt glanced nervously at the red femme, who in turn squeezed his servo reassuringly. "It's ok" she started. "They're not as scary as they look" she said gently, as she gently let go of his servo and stepped back.
The blue and white youngling stared up at the three mechs on front of him, and suddenly felt so small. They were all so much bigger than himself, and he would hazard a guess, stronger too. He opened his mouth to speak, but nothing came out… He had expected by this time, that they would laugh at him or scoff at his weakness, but instead, something amazing happened. Megatron took a few, very slow, steps forward, before kneeling in front of the youngling, making himself appear smaller than normal. "It's ok youngling. Take your time" he said gentle. Suddenly the other two mechs followed suit, both stepping forward, before kneeling just behind there leader. "We will not harm you" the larger silver mech stated kindly.
Cobalt, having just realised how different these mechs were to the Autobots, suddenly felt a lot calmer. He breathed deeply to steady any remaining nerves, before speaking. "I believe my particular skill set could be of great assistance" he announced quietly.
"Query: what skills does Cobalt possess?" Soundwave asked, his voice startling the youngling slightly.
"I'm a hacker of sorts" he started, servos fidgeting nervously. "I can hack pretty much anything, form pretty much anywhere" he announced.
Megatron lent back slightly, glancing back at the other two before looking at the youngling again. "Intriguing" he said softly, a servo coming up to stroke is chin in thought. "That could be of great use" he murmured.
"I was able to use my skills to help Firewing and Barricade escape" the youngling started, gaining the attention of the three mechs again. "Firewing asked me to create a distraction while in the security tower. So I hacked into one of the terminals in one of the science labs" he continued, glancing back at the femme, who was smiling at him. "I managed to overload it, to cause an explosion. Giving them time to escape"
Megatron smiled as he turned to the others. "He has potential" he said quietly, causing the others to nod.
Suddenly their discussion was interrupted as the youngling spoke again. "I also managed to hack into their database" he started, suddenly having the attention of pretty much everyone in the room. All the attention suddenly made Cobalt nervous again. He flinched as he felt a servo on his shoulder, but relaxed as he turned to find Firewing standing just behind him, pride evident on her faceplates. "I was able to delete every bit of information on every known Decepticon within their database" he finished, shocking not just the Command, but everyone else as well.
Megatron looked at the youngling with respect. This young mech had accomplished something not many could ever dream to. He had more talent than most of the bots in the room, combined. He would definitely make a great Con, but… "Firewing" he said, the femme in question stepping forward. "Do you vouch for this mech?"
"Yes" the femme answered without hesitation.
"Do you believe he would make a valuable and loyal ally?"
"Yes" she said again.
Megatron lent forward slightly. "Do you trust this mech?"
Firewing looked at the young mech, unable to stop the smile creeping onto her faceplates. Her spark filled with pride as she looked at the young mech she had come to see as a brother. "With my life" she answered
That was all the command needed, the two lower ranked members nodding as they stood, stepping back to their original positions. Megatron stood, before stepping towards the small mech. "Cobalt" he started, slowly bringing a servo to rest on the small should. "I, on behalf of the Decepticon command, would like to welcome you into our ranks"
"Thank you, sir" the youngling answered, bowing his helm slightly. "I will make you proud"
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